Dr. Dani Parker Moore is Associate Professor of Education at Wake Forest University and Executive Director of Wake Forest Freedom School. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in education, community involvement, and educational psychology. Her research focuses on the foundational aspects of education, qualitative research methods, and the participation of parents and caregivers in schools and communities.
- Associate Professor of Education
- Executive Director, Wake Forest Freedom School
- Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M.A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago
- B.S., North Carolina Central University
- Director, Schools, Education, and Society Minor, Wake Forest Department of Education, 2021-2026
- Associate Director, The Anna Julia Cooper Center, Wake Forest University, 2015-2018
- Health and Physical Education Teacher, Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina, 2006-2009
- Health and Physical Education Teacher, Healthy Start Academy, Durham, North Carolina, 2006-2007
- Social Studies Teacher, William R. Boone High School, Orlando, FL, 2005-2006
- Parker Moore, D., & LaGarry, A. (2019, November). The Freedom Schools Way: Caregiver-Driven Efficacy in Navigating Schools. Paper presented at the annual conference for the National Association for Multicultural Education, Tucson, AZ.
- Parker-Moore, D. (2017, November). Remembering Freedom School’s Past to Build for the Future. Community/University Partnerships In Freedom Schools’ of Today. The Annual Conference for the American Educational Studies Association.